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Tune in to this week's Pioneers and Pathfinders #podcast as host Stephen Poor welcomes Ted Theodoropoulos, CEO of Infodash. They discuss what new legal professionals should understand early in their careers, how he has been using #generativeAI in his personal and professional life, and his vision for the future of Infodash. https://ow.ly/y5MY50TMIhf

According to Seyfarth’s 2024 #MiddleMarket #MergersandAcquisitions #Survey, approximately 80% of non-insured deals and 82% of insured deals in 2023/2024 had an indemnity escrow period of 12-18 months. Both are consistent with 2022/23. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/7sbQ50TM9ws

Innovation has always been a Seyfarth hallmark, whether it is creating new tools to improve client service delivery or devising new and creative solutions for our clients. So we are especially proud to announce that Seyfarth has been shortlisted for the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America 2024 awards in six separate categories: ? Innovation in Digital Legal Products: Seyfarth’s Trademark Clearance Solution Tool -- designed to greatly facilitate for large brand owners the organized management of a sizable trademark clearance function. ? Innovation in Generative AI Strategy: Seyfarth’s AI Portal -- a secure, generative AI powered tool suite to embed generative AI in the fabric of Seyfarth. ? Innovation in New Services to Manage Risk: People Analytics - Significantly Streamlining the AAP Process -- a bot system created to significantly improve efficiency and speed for processing thousands of affirmative action plans that are often 200 pages each. ? Innovation in New Services to Manage Risk: Cultural Flashpoints practice – the launch of a newly created team of highly trained lawyers to help employers manage the most fraught workplace conflicts and provide legal guidance and practical solutions. ? Legal Intrapreneur: Byong K. Kim --Seyfarth’s Senior Director of Technology Innovations who leads Seyfarth Labs and other technological initiatives for the firm and our clients. ? Most Innovative Law Firm in North America - the top award for innovation in legal practice. Congratulations to all of the teams and we wish our finalists every success at the awards night on December 9. #TeamSeyfarth #Innovation https://ow.ly/pWuF50TL8ze

Seyfarth is excited to welcome our 33 Senior Fellows for 2024, as they launch their legal careers with us this week! #TeamSeyfarth

Gary Friedman, Daphne Morduchowitz, Vincent Sama, Catherine Johnson Schumacher, Matthew Catalano, and Sarah Fedner were selected as Litigators of the Week by The American Lawyer for the past week in recognition for gaining dismissal of the securities lawsuit on behalf of MSD, a private equity sponsor of Hayward Holdings in the City of Southfield Fire and Police Retirement System v. Hayward Holdings Inc. The American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week spotlight lawyers who obtained significant litigation successes during the previous week. #Litigation #TeamSeyfarth https://ow.ly/AeuY50TJTgR

Now available! Seyfarth’s 2024 Workplace Religious Accommodations Assessment Tool The law on religious accommodation has been rapidly evolving, ever since the Supreme Court’s unanimous 2023 decision in Groff v. DeJoy. Seyfarth's assessment tool can help your organization determine how prepared it is to handle religious accommodation requests and the increase in litigation arising out of such requests. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/BSTn50TJJ1w. #TeamSeyfarth

Approximately 57% of the transactions reviewed for Seyfarth’s 2024 #MiddleMarket #MergersandAcquisitions #Survey included R&W insurance, just below 58% in 2022-2023. Buyers are consistently using R&W insurance in acquisition proposals to make their bids more competitive and attractive to sellers. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/iQ5A50THSfT

Tune in to this week's Pioneers and Pathfinders #podcast as host Stephen Poor welcomes Lourdes M. F., founder and CEO of Karta Legal LLC. They discuss the challenges of encouraging lawyers to embrace technology, how her thoughts on #generativeAI have changed over time, and her advice for those starting a legal tech business. https://ow.ly/9cqM50THQRL

According to Seyfarth’s 2024 #MiddleMarket #MergersandAcquisitions #Survey, the median indemnity escrow amount for the non-insured deals surveyed was approximately 8% of the purchase price. For insured deals, it was 1% of the purchase price. Both are consistent with last year’s survey results. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/vXoq50THgOy

Visit our team at the annual NBA-LES 2024 Conference in Washington, DC, any time on 10/17 – 10/19. Join the following Seyfarth speakers at their respective panels: - Leon Rodriguez – 10/18 @ 11:20 am: Immigration Law for the EEO Practitioner - Shardé Skahan Skahan – 10/18 @ 1:30 pm: Accommodating Pregnant and Lactating Employees - Rachel See – 10/19 @ 9:45 am: AI In Employment - Angelina Evans – 10/19 @ 9:45 am: AI in Employment (Moderator) Register here: https://ow.ly/egz950THbSZ #TeamSeyfarth